MATR Newsletter – July 27, 2020
The state with the best education wins!

Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution. Albert Einstein

Corona Virus Information

• Greenough, Montana gas station speaks out about masking up – Medical experts urge American leaders: ‘Shut it down. Do it Right’

  “If you don’t take these actions, the consequences will be measured in widespread suffering and death,”

Come Home Montana

• Montana Career Opportunity – Loan Officer  – Great Falls Development Authority

    Experienced, self-motivated commercial loan officer sought for three-person lending team within 16-person nonprofit economic development Community Development Financial Institution. Help us to continue to grow our gap and bridge financing efforts to support entrepreneurs, businesses, developers and non-profit organizations throughout the Great Falls trade area and across Montana. Responsible for working with borrowers and…

Montana Department of Commerce

• Montana film tax credit program gets mixed review by panel

  “Montana’s film industry is a powerful tool for creating good-paying jobs and supporting small businesses in our communities,” Director Tara Rice said.

Big Sky Economic Development

• Governor hears business concerns in Billings – Economic Recovery Group holds meeting at Big Sky EDA

  Montana has the highest share of employment from small business, and that’s one reason Yellowstone County is in the top 10 percent of economic vulnerable counties in the U.S., members of the Yellowstone County Economic Recovery Team told Bullock.

Great Falls Development Authority

• Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 7-26-20

  Here is our Top 10 for this week celebrating work and successes to grow and strengthen the Great Falls regional economy — Montana’s Golden Triangle. A number of our clients’ projects are making good progress to become reality!

The Telecommuting and Gig Workforce in Montana

• A Third of U.S. Workers Want to Ditch Commutes and Work Remotely
  And even more of them want to go into office a whole lot less.

Next Generation Broadband in Montana

• More companies are letting new hires work anywhere permanently amid COVID-19 pandemic

  The trend is creating a much larger supply of top job candidates for employers as well as more openings and lifestyle options for workers, many of whom are reluctant to move to a different city or state because it could disrupt a spouse’s career or a child’s schooling.

• Why it’s so hard to get broadband everywhere

  At some point, 5G wireless or SpaceX’s growing constellation of low-Earth-orbit Starlink broadband satellites may offer alternatives to subscribers like Deese. Sohn also urged freeing municipalities to build their own broadband.

• Vision Net, Inc., a Montana-based telecommunications solution provider, marks its 25th anniversary this year.

  Montana Telecommunications leader taps deep industry experience to help area businesses and schools adapt to remote work and distance learning

Funding and Building your Business

• 5 Startup Stages And The Right Investors For Each One

  The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup.

• Amazon Met With Startups About Investing, Then Launched Competing Products

  Amazon has been using the startup investment process to help it make its own competing products, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal

Incubators and R&D

• Hair-regrowth tech could reverse main cause of age-related hearing loss

  The new research offers evidence to suggest age-related hearing loss is primarily caused by accumulated damage to inner ear sensory hair cells, and hair-regeneration technologies may offer new treatments.

Regional Business News

• America’s Looming Primary-Care Crisis

  The pandemic could put thousands of doctors out of business. Saving them may require changing how the health-care system works.

Idaho News & Events

• Surfers hang ten on the expert wave in the Boise, Idaho whitewater park

  “It is very powerful and fast, it’s a different animal,” said surfer John Brown. “It takes a little bit of getting used to we are using the tiniest boards ever to stay in control, but it is a lot of fun.”

Privacy, Hacking and Virus Alerts

• Will Garmin Pay $10 Million Ransom To End Two-Day Outage?

  The company’s communication systems have also been taken offline, leaving it unable to respond to disgruntled customers.

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